Q&A with David Detomasi, Queen’s University By Deborah Jaremko on December 8, 2025, 7:47 pm MST For Canada, the path to a stronger economy — and stronger global influence — runs through energy. That’s the view of David Detomasi, a professor at the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University. Detomasi, author of Profits and Power: Navigating the Politics and Geopolitics of Oil, argues that there is a moral case for developing Canada’s energy, both for Canadians and the [Read more]
Oil tanker traffic surges but spills stay at zero after Trans Mountain Expansion
Bigger project maintains decades-long marine safety record By CEC Staff on December 4, 2025, 10:07 am MST Tanker calling at the Westridge Marine Terminal in the Port of Vancouver. Photo courtesy Trans Mountain Corporation The Trans Mountain system continues its decades-long record of zero marine spills, even as oil tanker traffic has surged more than 800 per cent since the pipeline’s expansion in May 2024. The number of tankers calling at Trans Mountain’s Westridge Marine [Read more]
Canada’s future prosperity runs through the northwest coast
A strategic gateway to the world By Deborah Jaremko on December 1, 2025, 11:06 am MST Prince Rupert Port Authority CEO Shaun Stevenson. Photo courtesy Prince Rupert Port Authority Tucked into the north coast of B.C. is the deepest natural harbour in North America and the port with the shortest travel times to Asia. With growing capacity for exports including agricultural products, lumber, plastic pellets, propane and butane, it’s no wonder the Port of Prince Rupert often comes [Read more]
$35-million Alberta challenge targets next-gen drilling opportunities
‘All transformative ideas are really eligible’ By CEC Staff on November 26, 2025, 2:52 pm MST Oil and gas drilling in central Alberta, fall 2025. Photo supplied to the Canadian Energy Centre Forget the old image of a straight vertical oil and gas well. In Western Canada, engineers now steer wells for kilometres underground with remarkable precision, tapping vast energy resources from a single spot on the surface. The sector is continually evolving as operators pursue [Read more]
In photos: Canada’s emerging LNG sector
Long-awaited natural gas export industry taking shape By CEC Staff on November 25, 2025, 9:20 am MST The first export cargo left the LNG Canada terminal at Kitimat, B.C., on July 1, 2025. Photo courtesy LNG Canada Canada’s long-awaited LNG sector is taking shape, with the first export terminal operating and construction well underway on two more major projects. Here’s a look at recent company photos showing progress on LNG Canada, Woodfibre LNG and Cedar LNG, laying the [Read more]
‘Weird and wonderful’ wells are boosting oil production in Alberta and Saskatchewan
Multilateral designs lift more energy with a smaller environmental footprint By Deborah Jaremko on November 18, 2025, 12:54 pm MST Multilateral well designs. Images courtesy Chinook Consulting Services A “weird and wonderful” drilling innovation in Alberta is helping producers tap more oil and gas at lower cost and with less environmental impact. With names like fishbone, fan, comb-over and stingray, “multilateral” wells turn a single wellbore from the surface into multiple [Read more]
How economic corridors could shape a stronger Canadian future
Q&A with Gary Mar, CEO of the Canada West Foundation By CEC Staff on November 10, 2025, 12:54 pm MST Ship containers are stacked at the Panama Canal Balboa port in Panama City, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. The Panama Canals is one of the most significant trade infrastructure projects ever built. CP Images photo Building a stronger Canadian economy depends as much on how we move goods as on what we produce. Gary Mar, CEO of the Canada West Foundation, says economic corridors — [Read more]
Aspenleaf Energy brings new life to historic Alberta oil field while cleaning up the past
Alberta's number of inactive wells trending downward By Deborah Jaremko on November 6, 2025, 1:01 pm MST Aspenleaf Energy vice-president of wells Ron Weber at a clean-up site near Edmonton. Photo for the Canadian Energy Centre In Alberta’s oil patch, some companies are going beyond their obligations to clean up inactive wells. Aspenleaf Energy operates in the historic Leduc oil field, where drilling and production peaked in the 1950s. In the last seven years, the [Read more]
Canada’s heavy oil finds new fans as global demand rises
Analyst says WCS price boost reflects global shortage By Will Gibson on October 30, 2025, 12:31 pm MDT Worker at an oil sands SAGD well pad in northern Alberta. Photo courtesy Strathcona Resources Once priced at a steep discount to its lighter, sweeter counterparts, Canadian oil has earned growing admiration—and market share—among new customers in Asia.Canada’s oil exports are primarily “heavy” oil from the Alberta oil sands, compared to oil from more conventional “light” plays [Read more]
Nobel Prize nods to Alberta innovation in carbon capture
‘We are excited to bring this made-in-Canada innovation to the world’ By Grady Semmens on October 28, 2025, 1:38 pm MDT Dr. George Shimizu in his lab at the University of Calgary. His research group developed CALF-20, a compound recognized in connection with the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for advancing simpler, more efficient carbon capture. Photo courtesy of the University of Calgary. To the naked eye, it looks about as exciting as baking soda or table salt. But to the [Read more]
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